Structure 6429 · Garland County, AR

US 270 over Lake Hamilton

Carries US 270 over Lake Hamilton, 6.22 Mi West Jct US 70b.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT592 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

592 ft end to end, longest span 170 ft: about 1.6 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built199432 years old
Length591.9 ft180.4 m
Daily traffic8,700counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyGarland
Location6.22 Mi West Jct US 70b
CarriesUS 270
CrossesLake Hamilton
Coordinates34.50742, -93.18307

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length591.9 ft (180.4 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width74.8 ft (22.8 m)
Deck Area4113.1 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,700 (2018)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000006429

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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